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President accuses Ranil of attempting to create rift with India

President Maithripala Sirisena today accused former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe of attempting to create a rift between him and India. Speaking at a United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) rally in Battaramulla this evening, Sirisena said that some of his Wickremesinghe’s Ministers had leaked misleading information to the media over comments made on India at a cabinet meeting before the new Government was formed. That resulted in some media publishing reports quoting the President as sa

05 Nov, 2018

UPFA warns Karu of serious consequences

The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) today warned Speaker Karu Jayasuriya of serious consequences if he fails to recognize Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister. UPFA MP Susil Premajayantha said that the UPFA will look to replace the Speaker if he acts in an undemocratic manner. Speaking at a UPFA rally near Parliament today,?Premajayantha said that by November 14th the new Government will be able to show it has the support of over 120 members of Parliament. He said that a motion submitt

05 Nov, 2018

Kandy hotel forced to relocate guests to accommodate teams

A Kandy hotel had to relocate some of its guests to others hotels to accommodate the Sri Lanka and England cricket teams for the second Test match this week. Sri Lanka Cricket said that the 2nd?Test Match to be played between Sri Lanka vs England will go ahead as planned in Pallekele, despite early concerns of shifting the match to Colombo owing to an issue which cropped up pertaining to the reservation of hotel rooms for the players and match officials. “Following the intervention of the Mini

06 Nov, 2018